Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts, Textuals (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	$ (305,000)	$ (1,512,000)	$ (935,000)	$ (2,132,000)
Cemetery Perpetual Care
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, risk discount, low end of the range	0.00%		0.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, risk discount, high end of the range	20.00%		20.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, liquidity discount, low end of the range	0.00%		0.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, liquidity discount, high end of the range	10.00%		10.00%
Investment Earnings, Net	15,100,000	11,700,000	29,000,000	21,700,000
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	$ (7,000)	$ (126,000)	$ (47,000)	$ (189,000)
Underlying assets liquidation range, minimum			2 years
Underlying assets liquidation range, maximum			10 years